catherineofalx's reviews
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Hiding from Reality: My Story of Love, Loss, and Finding the Courage Within by Taylor Armstrong

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the interviews she has given since “woman yells at cat” are forming the bedrock of my media apostle spirituality and i am not joking
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

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blatant ripoff of paper towns by john green…. but i love paper towns by john green
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano

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the northern virginia pride i feel in this series is unparalleled
Saint Mary Magdalene: Prophetess of Eucharistic Love by Fr Sean Davidson

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Did not finish book.
I really wanted this to be good but it's just... incoherent, fictitious, and devoid of insight.
Born from the Gaze of God: The Tibhirine Journal of a Martyr Monk (1993–1996) by Edith Scholl, Mette Louise Nygård, Christophe Lebreton

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emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

unbelievably beautiful. grateful to the translators for this - I have made a new friend in heaven!!!
The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria by John Kiser

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this has big early 2000s energy……. i came here to learn about the monks but instead we’re spending way too much time on “but what IS a terrorist…..” yknow? still, remarkable 
Waiting on God by Simone Weil

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to waste such a towering intellect on indulging one’s own anxieties and fortifying imaginary obstacles to one’s own holiness and happiness is a tragedy. an object lesson.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I adored this book!!!!!!!!!! “guy makes a whole world just to let girl know he loves her” is a trope i have been a sucker for since genesis and i am fine with it ok!!!!